‘Back to Orange’: Strategy buys another 1,229 bitcoin for about $109 million after brief pause
The purchase brings Strategy’s total bitcoin holdings to 672,497 BTC, acquired at an average price of about $74,997 per bitcoin.
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Michael Saylor’s Strategy, formerly of MicroStrategy, continues its resolve to accumulate Bitcoin, progressively strengthening its position at the helm of public companies holding BTC. Likewise, Tom Lee’s BitMine technologies is pulling its weight on the Ethereum front, also leading public companies holding ETH.
December 29, 2025, 3:37 pmBitcoin traded near $86,800 on Monday morning after reversing its Sunday move above $90,000, as crude oil rose and gold fell. The 30-minute Bitcoin-U.S. dollar chart from TradingView shows BTC peaking around $90,000 before sliding into the U.S. morning. We saw West Texas Intermediate crude up about 1.77%, gold down about 1.74%, and a U.S.
December 29, 2025, 3:35 pmThe purchase brings Strategy’s total bitcoin holdings to 672,497 BTC, acquired at an average price of about $74,997 per bitcoin.
Strategy added another 1,229 BTC to its treasury, financed with new MSTR common stock.
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